The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-03

perance Organization In the world,
having over 100000 active mem.
bers.
Having tested the power Of this
or,ler for 80 years, the temperance
people In every State In the Union
have accepted It as the best, and
adopted its methods, 1t is q moral
institution, based on Christian prin.
ciples, non partisan and non sccta.
rian; il does not interfere with the
religion or politics Of its members
-so all crceds and nationalities can
stand on its broad platform, which
lavors as its leading declaration Of
principles, Total abstinence for the
individual, Prohibition for the
State. Long years Of experience
has proven that for prohibition To
be made q success, not only 10 the
adoption, hut enforcement of the
law, it must rest On the wise and
beneficial basis of total abstinence.
Hence the foundation work Of this
great reform is the education OF
public sentiment in the theory and
practice of personal Prohibition
total abstinence. Our order makes
the basis Of membership total absti
hence, consequently our members
readily endorse prohibition.
have been sent to Mississippi by
authority OF the r. w. G. L. to build
up the order in this State. My
first purpose is TO organize about 30
subordinate lodges and then estab.
li~h a Grand Lodge, with an execu-
tive capable of pushing the work un-
I'll every town in the State has an
active lodge. BY this system you
can enlist the services OF at least
twenty thousand persons as active
members Of the order. All persons
over twelve years of age, male and
female, are entitled to membership.
1t j. the first organization in the
world that broke down the eek
line, and gave woman the same
rights and privileges in the order as
men. This recognition of equal
rights ia the secret OF its success
and to our Christian women we owe
much OF the power and growth OF
Good Templary.
In establishing this order in your
State you secure the support and
sy mpathy Of the order in every State
in the Union. Good Templary be.
lieves in cooperative effort, cOnse-
quently whenever the fight for Con
stitutional Prohibition is made in
Mississippi, every Good Templar in
the Union will he interested, and lib.
eral donations and support will come
from subordinate and GRIND Lodges
throughout the country. The fact
that the Good Templars of the ma.
,inn have sent me here to do this
work is the best possible evidence of
the great advantage Of such and or
ganization, and the broad catholic
spirit that inspired its action.
The greatest trouble heretofore in
the advancement of temperance
work has been the lack Of money.
Good Templary has overcome this
by a regular system Of finance.
which levies a per capita tax twenty
cents per quarter. This is a small
sum from each one it is true, hut
when you aggregate it with large
membership, like we have in every
other State, IL amounts to several
thousand dollars annually, and q
burden tn none.
! appeal to every temperance man
and woman in this State to help me
in establishing this order, and adopt
tried methods OF work that will
change our forces from a disorgan
lied mob into a well disciplined ar
my. I will make my headquarters
at jackson for few weeks, and any
information given by friends in the
State will be gladly received and ap
preciated.
lam very glad to annouce that !
have secured the services of Bro.
r. d. Gambrell, Editor Of the Sword
and Shield, who will aid in making
my appointments, and assist
generally in the work. Any infnr-
nation addressed to him will receive
prompt attention. Fraternally,
r. s. CHEvEs,